Little Lady Penny and her babies

Hello! My name is Shalena and this fundraiser is for the stray little lady Penny who is now staying with me.

How did I come into having a little pregnant stray? Well I've always had a very soft spot for cats. Some people have dogs growing up, I had cats. All the cats that have been in my life were unwanted by someone or a stray, or abandoned at 2 days old. I remember the first time I was explained to what a stray cat was by my mom and I sobbed. Countless people in my life have watched me try and make friends with every cat I see, this little lady was so different.

About a month ago I saw this tiny creature slinking along the wall and jumping into a municipal trash can in search of food. It broke my heart to see it. I tried to bring her food and water but unfortunately she ran away, towards the pizza hut where there was a much bigger trash can to dig through.

We ran into eachother a couple times, she scared the begeezus out of me by jumping out of a trashcan as I was walking past with my dog, and I could see her slinking along the wall every so often but she never let me approach.

Fast forward to the heatwave we just had. I hadn't seen her for a few nights and started to get really worried. I can home from work one night and she was underneath a truck in the auto shop parking lot next to my building. She looked exhausted, I figured nows my chance to try and get her even a little comfortable with me. So I took some water and treats and started trying. She was scared, but after I threw some treats down and backed away she came out from under the truck and that's when I saw the big belly on this tiny girl. I turned to my boyfriend and he knew right away "this cat is coming inside." So nightly I would bring new food and water out, and she'd let me get a little closer until I could actually pet her. I posted about her on Facebook and agreed with the out pour to bring her inside. With how busy philip street is with the bus stop and the surrounding streets, I was so scared she would get hurt. So we got some fancy tuna, some chicken from my neighbors and borrowed a cat carrier and got to coaxing her. She went in easy (who could avoid fancy tuna?) And we brought her inside. We expected her to hiss and hide when we left her out but she just wanted comfort. She is so extremely sweet and gentle she melted our hearts immediately. After her vet appointment and that she didn't have a chip, I decided to name her Penny, after my late mom. My mother was sweet and so caring, she loved animals and I got my big heart from her.

So, where do we go from here? I don't mind keeping little girl comfortable and safe and happy, she's (quite literally) rubbed off on us.

So now comes the time of asking for help from our lovely community ❤️

I'd love to say I could absorb the costs but we're just regular people with very big hearts.

A lot of people had suggested starting a gofundme, since so many people had said they wanted to help out or donate so here is it! I'll also attach the Amazon wish list I created if people want to buy things from there instead!

https://www.amazon.ca/registries/gl/guest-view/3JILG0AM7WW0Q

You can also call the Muskoka Road Animal Hospital and request to put money on her account. This is not my normal vets office and I don't have any other pets on the account (until her babies are born) so it's strictly for her and them.

I understand people's hesitation as I know a lot of people have been burned before but I swear this money is to make sure little lady and her babies get all the help and comfort they need to thrive.

Little Penny had her vet appointment on August 6th at the Muskoka Road Animal hospital in Gravenhurst and Mama is expecting 5-6 babies! Mama is healthy but we assume she has had no shots, as she's only estimated to be about a year old herself. They think she should be having her babies within the week! For little Penny's sake I hope she does because those babies are kickin the fluff out of her.